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	Turbocharging (this week's poll) My X1/9 is going to get a turbo on it soon. Again, a poll question that you answered/voted depending on how you read it. I voted ... Should be? Not necessarily. Depends. The ones that came turbo/super-charged then yes defintely. But those ...	10	58 minutes ago by m4ff3w
	Have you named your cars? I named my X1/9 Lilith during a fit of her not wanting to run (solved ... No, they already had names when I got them. I cannot get myself to name my car because it just isn't my style, but ...	25	1 hour, 4 minutes ago by m4ff3w
	4 seat fun/practical classics Looks like it would be a nice car to "play" with. $3500 seems about right, ... Nice survivor. It'll only ever be viewed as an oddity and appreciated mostly by the ... Old Datsuns are way cool . Price seems reasonable, if it's as good as it ...	36	8 hours, 41 minutes ago by bikesnrovers
	Are new cars ugly? Good topic, I like the debate between old & new styling. There are a few ... I see lots of attractive new cars, but most of them lack the character that ... Well, they can't all look as good as this classic: Or this one: Or this: ...	26	1 week, 1 day ago by Raze
	Gravel roads Like Matt, we avoid them when we can... and drive very slowly if we do. ... no, but if I'm in my Supra I will only go quite slowly so as ... I've had cars I wouldn't drive on gravel roads because of the paint job. Now ...	11	1 week, 1 day ago by Ian F
	Fall Driving This past Sunday it was very nice for a drive, so I was blasting around ... Ya'll are killing me w/ these pictures of beautiful fall driving roads. I'd have to ... We had our fall tour this weekend in Tahlequah, Ok. It is very like Missouri/Arkansas ...	24	1 week, 1 day ago by Nick
	2008 in my Classic Those vids were done with three different units: 1: The family JVC mini-DV camcorder (which ... Neil, I enjoyed the music you put to your video, but I kind of miss ... How did we manage before YouTube? And the rest of you know about today's low-buck ...	4	1 week, 6 days ago by aeronca65t
	Would I/you dress.... Whoa! No wonder my 80-something Dad like Bridge....I've been missing out! Dougie wins for sure! ... I roll old school all the time. Pimpin a mustache, loafers, and leather driving gloves ... No doubt. Dougie wins.	18	1 week, 6 days ago by aeronca65t
	La Carrera Volvo 122S I finally got the full report from Steve Berry. The problems with the urethane bushings ... Truly excellent! Congrats! Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment.	14	2 weeks, 1 day ago by VClassics
	Special car-right buttons Not in the flesh, no, but I have seen the pics. One picture I saw ... Kapt: Have you seen the 356A coupe replica from JPS Motorsports? They're located in North ... FYI: Here's a kit outlaw. It's running a Raby TIV and is pretty sweet too.	32	2 weeks, 6 days ago by KaptKaos
	Season OVER! Wow... amazing how just a few miles South (I work in Somerset) we got almost ... The picture was taken in Byram Township (between Andover and Stanhope) just north of Waterloo ... You walked home on 206!?!?! Whereabouts is this pic from?	10	2 weeks, 6 days ago by Ian F
	What to do?(classic Mazda content) I say the Datsun 260Z, although the 240Z is really the one to collect. I ... hey you want a way cool cheap very practical wagon. I own one of the ... Chris - "Bluebird" was the Japanese version of the 510...The Datsun performance package was/is the ...	39	3 weeks ago by dougie
	Motorsports. Is it a sport? well I know that! I'm just saying that its harder to be subtle without power ... aeronca65t and I are of like mind. I've ridden a bunch of enduros and the ... Having been a competitive bicycle racer for most of my adult life, since the early ...	16	3 weeks, 1 day ago by mattmacklind
	More Fall Driving LOL! Spoken like a man with experience! she really is a good sport....I drag her ... If mama's happy.......................everyone's happy! Dougie Yes. Seneca Lodge is located right off the main street in Watkins Glen. I've been ...	9	3 weeks, 5 days ago by aeronca65t
	Winter plans My plans include removing the motor and trans. in my '57 vintage racer. Upgrades include ... Winter in San Antonio is spanish for "not hot." I plan on adding turbo and ... My winter plans are nowhere as involved as y'alls. One more auto-x, maybe, then the ...	13	3 weeks, 5 days ago by dougie
	Mid-Atlantic Vintage Open Track Forum I've yet to have the pleasure of a track day, but will say the autox ... I just hate it when drivers think their mirrors are for display only. I have to say, that Autocross is a lot harder on the suspension and chassis ...	12	4 weeks ago by André Rousseau
	Three events, one day Oct 18th - BMW show at Orange Park BMW, Porsche show at Brumos and Amelia ... As a friend once said, that and 35 cents will get me a cup of ... You now can proudly wear the "3 in one day" belt buckle. Cheers Ron	10	4 weeks, 1 day ago by Spitsix
	Glen, TR Race in Sept Ouch! Good work to get it racing again in such short time! Great stuff! I'm heading there in two day for the VRG Fall Vintage I see ... Cool video.. It's ashame Dick Stockton (black TR4 starting in the 3rd spot) break. There ...	5	1 month ago by bikesnrovers
	Watkins Glen Vintage-Oct 17-19 laprecord.com, a non-comerical site Coverage of the world's best vintage racing Photos: Watkins Glen, Monterey Historics & Goodwood REMINDER! It's next weekend (I did a trans swap last week, so now I have ...	4	1 month ago by sknoll
	Poll question redux Having driven, and for that matter, learned to drive on cars with bias ply tires, ... On a lot of old classics wider just doesn't always equal better... or at least ... Well the real question should have been. "Do you think your classic that came with ...	10	1 month ago by TR3only
	Under-appreciated classics British Fords don't get enough attention. Anglia Zepher Cortina I am a former Cortina GT ... I have to agree the Japanese imports (excluding the Z's) are in bulk pretty un-appreciated ... I have to agree the Japanese imports (excluding the Z's) are in bulk pretty un-appreciated ...	68	1 month, 1 week ago by Sownman
	New question rant No salt on the roads around here... By the way, we have some reader-submitted poll questions on the way. Yes...a '53 TD... had it in for a new set of 4.3 MGA rear end ...	25	1 month, 1 week ago by VClassics
	The Glen 08 ...and here are some more "eastern" Healeys (all seen at the VRG ~Thunderbolt Historics~ at ... Great race pictures. The weekend looked like a lot of fun. One question though, doesn't ... Tim, see you at Amelia and the Mitty! We'll be there with XJR-4 (AKA) The ...	20	1 month, 1 week ago by aeronca65t
	truly odd cars... "56 Panhard just popped up on Ebay, near me. http://cars2.ebay.com.au/Panhard-Dyna-LHD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ330274117418 Sounds like a fascinating car, ... One of three known in North America (email if you know of more)...1957ish Wolseley 6/90 Not my car, but guy in our local club has this Citroen Mehari with an ...	35	1 month, 2 weeks ago by degruch
	Latest addition to the family.. Nice! Yeah I think I'll have to borrow it from my Dad a bit, don't ya ... Nice. I got ~My MGB Roadster~ as a barn find in late '07, fixed it ...	6	1 month, 2 weeks ago by mattmacklind
	Any CLassic Car You Would refuse if Given to You? A 'Stag'... would just have to pass no matter what shape (sic) it was!!!! (just ... Rupunzell, perhaps you should try contributing something worth being appreciated. Whining about the design and ... In response to the original question, I don't know of any classic car I would ...	50	1 month, 2 weeks ago by gblawson
	Convert Rare Vintage Cars into Racers or Use Existing Supply? Last Friday I saw a TR-4 that some fella had turned into an electric, battery ... I had a 76 Spitfire and it was always my goal to make it a ... Good question. An ideal "classic" candidate for conversion to race car is a rubber bumper ...	19	1 month, 2 weeks ago by sharps4590
	Thunderbolt Historics-NJMP-Sept 19- 21 Wow, great pics, Nial. I got almost no pics of the vintage racers so I'm ... My hat goes off to you for driving an entire race in 4th gear! You ... OK, ~Click Here~ to see pictures and in-car video of the event. The cars wese ...	12	1 month, 3 weeks ago by Nick
	Driving schools Hi Bikesandrovers, I want to add my support for the NASA drivers education program. It ... No special equipment required, other than a helmet, with NASA. You may want to confer ... BTW... I love the Red Pig! It really fits the category of "run what you ...	9	1 month, 3 weeks ago by Andy Reid
	British car blogs I've thought about starting a blog and talking about LBC's and cars I like in ... The other site I spend time on (British Car Forum) has about 10 member blogs, ... This winter, when I find time I'm going to upgrade my server with a little ...	7	2 months ago by mattmacklind
	Did you buy a classic new? Hard to believe it's 24 years ago but... I walked into the VW store in ... I am almost ashamed to mention this but the only "classic" I bought new was ... Tim: If you get the latest copy of Ricambi, the magazine of Fiat/Lancia Unlimited, you ...	13	2 months ago by wreckerboy
	Vintage Sports Racer? You might want to contact the guys at the VS2 (Vintage Sports 2000) forum. Nice ... I'm looking for a LeGrand Mk18 or Mk25 (or one of the many copies built ...	2	2 months, 1 week ago by aeronca65t
	1972 Midget value? Thanks for all the great replies. I do appreciate it! Given it's not running and ... Classic magazine nice and thick this month and it says Midget project to be in ... Got to BritishCarForum and on to the Spridgets section. It gets a lot of traffic. ...	8	2 months, 2 weeks ago by Strathclyde
	Zippo at the Glen- Classic Motorsports stuff? I'll be down for the sat. already got my tickets So see you all there ... Kewl, I've been invited to pit crew for Bill Tobin's #6 TR6, so look for ... Andre' I'll keep an eye out for you... and look for a black Spitfire and/or ...	14	2 months, 2 weeks ago by dougie
	Do you drive your classic to work? Ain't no rust on my garage floor. Cheers Ron HAHAHA Yes sir, speaking of oil. I was all proud of my new crank venting ... David, you better check the oil! Sounds like it's empty.	22	2 months, 2 weeks ago by rconlon
	Limerock Vintage Races this weekend? Mikeatrpi, the schedule for saturday and monday are pretty much the same. I just chose ... A few years ago at the Lime Rock Vintage Festival the PA system glitched out ... Pictures? http://z.modeltrainguide.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album58 I took a bunch of movies with my little camera but only uploaded ...	9	2 months, 2 weeks ago by iceracer
	You are not alone- poor aftermarket parts The stories of bad aftermarket distributer caps that are not centered are common with the ... Lately, I've had a tough time buying decent wheel bearings. I ordered a set from ... Local parts store BMW guibo joint lifespan = 1 year of only autocrosses and 2 ...	13	2 months, 3 weeks ago by rconlon
	Cool Stuff at Races, beside racing. I lived in Northeastern Pa. as a kid an in the mid '60s I dragged ... Last year when I went to the Glen for the Vintage festival, we probably spent ... twentyover wrote "...Fixed it for you" Oh yeah, now I remember. That bunny brunette in ...	13	2 months, 4 weeks ago by TR3only
	Living with a LBC From about October through April I DD the Elan +2S. It's comfortable, reliable (all English ... I've had thoughts of using classics for daily driving... but at the same time, my ... Like Foxtrapper, I'd jump in my TR3 and drive it across the country if I ...	20	2 months, 4 weeks ago by wetpossum
	Duryea Hillclimb (Reading, PA) From what Sue has told me, they race either the Jag or the MGA... depending ... Yeah...that's why I included that one. I think it would be impossible for my race-Spridget ... Sway barz... I needs dem. The Jag lady's hubby (and her as well) usually race ...	7	2 months, 4 weeks ago by Ian F
	Are you a part fixer or replacer? 1. Check the electrical contacts 2. remove and look for easy fix 3. disassemble, clean, ... I wish there was a IMTA like the BMTA. Italian car replacement parts can suck ... Extreme fixer here!! While I have discovered that several items are cheaper for others to ...	19	3 months ago by Jack
	Sprite with Higher Purpose More updates from guys on the road involved in the "Holy Sprite" (H-S) project: --------------------------------- ... OK, I am forwarding this excellent project that has been devloped on several other web ...	2	3 months ago by aeronca65t
	Shelby SAAC33 EVent Photos Hey! How come there's no Chevys in those pictures? Anyway, just kidding! Great shots. I ... Have now uploaded a whole slew of on track photos--63--to my flickr site...including the lead-up ... Hi folks...kinda sun-burnt to a crisp today but man, can't tell you how much fun ...	3	3 months ago by aeronca65t
	The Glen That's some serious milage. I'll be doing my final prepping for the run soon. Hmm ... Im going to try do another double weekend.The Glen on Sat for the car show.then ... http://temp.justdrive.ca/glen_map.jpg This will be a long drive. ;) A.	13	3 months ago by André Rousseau
	Off to Monterey If you happen to post pictures anywhere on the web, do share. It is like ... You know, they have these things called cars and planes. They facilitate travel. Seriously, it's ... I second that but hate may be too harsh of a word. No, now that ...	5	3 months ago by Rev.Bubba
	Did someone in the Classic Motorsports family buy a Fiat? I don't want to give anybody any ideas but I hope my 500 will be ... One of my buddies and challenge pro driver had a 360 and a 360 van, ... ""I love fast cars and underpowered cars and this car is the epitome of underpowered." ...	53	3 months, 1 week ago by Rev.Bubba
	SVRA EVent at New Jersey Motorsports Park 08 09 08 Nial, Sent you a pm on bcf Also if anyone from North Jersey can get ... Monkeywrench: You're going to laught but there's a great picture of the #71 TR4 racing ... Ack, sorry to say no, I went through all the others I shot and that ...	6	3 months, 1 week ago by Monkeywrench
	Group 44 TR7 V8 pics anyone Anyone out there put a 4-71 blower on a 3.8 pontiac? I think it was ... A couple of good vids of a TR8 Gr44 rep, Turbo power Hope the link's ... Where do you live? There are tons of Rover engines available used in Canada from ...	50	3 months, 2 weeks ago by TR8or
	Yes or No I call for a recount heheheh Too many Chad's. A. Close poll! You can click "view all polls" to see the results. New one up ... I didn't vote because "better" is too vague. Better at what? I've owned a few ...	12	3 months, 2 weeks ago by André Rousseau
	Modern Gentleman If I read that correctly, the TF is the first model to be churned out ... Shanghai Automotive announced that production of the "Modern Gentleman" (that's what the Chinese are calling ...	2	3 months, 2 weeks ago by Luke
	New Car Museum-Philly area I was privileged to tour this collection at its previous private location (twice no less!) ... Just yesterday I just saw the local write up on this cool place...I will be ... Here's a new car museum in the Philadelphia area. Lots of nice cars! ~Simeone Auto ...	3	3 months, 3 weeks ago by formulasaab
	Pittsburgh Vintage July 11-13 "~HERE IS~ Stefan Vapaa's excellent 2007 run through Schenely Park in his SAAB-Quantum where he ... This is a week-long event that starts on July 11 at BeaveRun and runs various ...	2	3 months, 3 weeks ago by formulasaab
	FINALLY! A classic of my own Now all you need is a 2.5L with Webers. Thats what my GT-6 had in ... I am jealous. I would love a Spit, GT6 or a TR-250. Strangely enough those ... That's awesome. Congrats!	10	3 months, 4 weeks ago by Leo Basile
	Stand the test of time? ""ayup, this is a 30-40-50 year old car." TR6, because it has parts from a ... The controls and the ergonomics of such. It's like comparing a spaceship on a campy ... I think its time for	25	3 months, 4 weeks ago by JoeTR6
	MG-2008-Pictures My '72 B was that same aqua color. I constantly got questions about whether it ... Nice! I really like that red AC Coupe' That post made me go "duh . . I have some pics too" and here ...	6	4 months, 1 week ago by Jensenman
	Going to vintage races -Mosport I did not go. A friend from Montreal dropped in on the Saturday. Nice pictures, ... Really... God, that would be so cool. My wife would kill me hehe. Specially after ... Andre - I know where there's a race-prepped GT6+ in Manotick....(I doubt he'd be willing ...	18	4 months, 3 weeks ago by rconlon
	Yoko Advan 048 13" tires cheap Bought two for spares (for race Spridget). Thanks! Thanks for the heads up. Jack Awwww nice. A.	4	5 months, 1 week ago by aeronca65t
	Vintage Races-'08 It takes a real discerning ear to appreciate the bellow of the angry tractor that ... Yeah, actually that was the last session on Friday so I didn't too lose much ... Mmmmmmmm...........don't you just love that smokey barbeque Lucas flavor. I trust the rest of you ...	6	5 months, 2 weeks ago by dougie
	Classic Car Pix @ BriFest Uh, how many members could there possibly be in the British Bus Club? Every street ... Love the Pre-War machines. A. Went to the Moss Motors BritFest here in NJ. It was a damp, cold-ish day, ...	3	5 months, 3 weeks ago by Carson
	New Hampshire Vintage Celebration Cool pictures! Looks like fun, I hope to have a car to participate in some ... OK, I put all our pictures and videos up on the top links on ~THIS ... Thats way cool. I wish there were things like that going on in my area.	5	5 months, 4 weeks ago by Carson
	Someone please purchase this... Wow! $6200! I actually used to have one of those when I was a kid ... I love it , anyone have an extra Fiat 500 motor (mine id frozen), thats ... ...before I do. 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina http://wilmington.craigslist.org/car/645731008.html	3	6 months ago by aeronca65t
	What's your favorite Japanese classic? The wail from that SM600 was really something. racerdave, thanks a lot for the Supra pics. I've never seen those before and I'm ... honda s600 http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/HondaSM600_shell.shtml jay leno is one lucky sob	67	6 months, 1 week ago by wjones
	Reader Rides Nick, currently there's just the one, although you can link to more on a website ... Nice addition, I also like the reader rides section. I've looked through all of them ... Seems I'm in with some very very nice company. Not a lot of comments, but ...	31	6 months, 2 weeks ago by Tim Baxter
	Looking for next project, suggestions? I've owned maybe a dozen X1/9's throughout the years, and they're easily one of my ... X 1/9........:omg::nice: Of course, I am a bit biased but I would suggest an X1/9 as well. ...	30	6 months, 2 weeks ago by racerdave600
	The one that got away.... Wow! That car looks great! :omg: I wish I could stumble across deals like that ... On the other hand, late last year, I bought this really nice, low-mileage, garage kept ... Ones that got away... a few... Back in '90, I was working and had a ...	24	6 months, 3 weeks ago by Ian F
	BritFest-New Jersey I wonder if Moss will have this in Virginia when they move. I have a ... BritFest sponsored by Moss Motors. A great event with LOTS of cars. Well worth going ...	2	6 months, 3 weeks ago by Shinsen774
	hardtops vs. convertibles Owning a MGB Roadster and a Porsche 928 (the essential GT) - I must say ... Quote by Gary: "The factory steel hardtop for my Spitrod isn't restored yet, but when ... The top on the TR3 has only been up for real rain and once on ...	31	6 months, 4 weeks ago by Bret
	Moss is moving The new place will be very close to my home, about 20 minutes. This should ... Keep checking the dumpsters !! Bring beer and doughnuts down there and make friends quik ... Damn! Right now, they're a mile from my job.	4	7 months, 3 weeks ago by Shinsen774
	Worth of a MGTD? mgamgb, Please email me and I'll give you the owner's contact info. Joe@classicmotorsports.net I'm interested. Details please. Sorry for the confusion. My brother has no interest in it. (he's a V8 Musclecar ...	5	8 months ago by Joe Gearin
	Midget Restoration I would not sweat the engine too much. It should be one of the last ... Hey , Thats awesome, Thanks Aeronca! I just signed up for that forum so that ... Try ~HERE~ for a free engine. Hurry!	23	8 months, 1 week ago by NOHOME
	I don't think... My parents sent me some pictures from Ottawa's last storm that look a whole lot ... A, My heart goes out for you. I used to live in the east and ... I dont think the 6 will see the payment till late May. Going to be ...	12	8 months, 1 week ago by Keith
	TR-6 Page updated I know what you mean TRboost. I got a chance to drive a Moss supercharged ... Do it Joe. The basic TR6 is so much fun to drive, now imagine giving ... Agreed, a top is a good thing to have in FLA. Fortunately, although the original ...	12	8 months, 2 weeks ago by Joe Gearin
	Guitar Nice, I actually had time on wednesday to pick up my bass and practice, I ... I'm all about vintage Harmony guitars. I have a '63 broadway archtop (kinda restomod with ... jm, thanks for the tips. I'll head over to the music store this weekend to ...	24	8 months, 3 weeks ago by AndreGT6
	too bad its not challenge priced. or WTF is a Goggomobile? We actually had two Goggomobiles in our micro car story. I loved the design. Here's me with a Goggomobile "stepvan" at Lime Rock Vintage a few years ago. They ... :omg: The Goggomobile is a pretty unique little car but the one listed is way ...	5	9 months, 1 week ago by David S. Wallens
	Car in Superbowl Commercial? Bingo! Panhard PL 17 Panhard. I bet many of you saw this.... Can you guess the car? :nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aUPT9LEms	3	9 months, 2 weeks ago by aeronca65t
	favorite MG I've seen a couple of RB B's with the bumpers painted to match the body. ... The ZA Magnette. My all-time favorites are the EX record breakers (en masse)! Really like ... As a life-long MG fan, there aren't too many MGs I don't like. Even oddballs ...	27	9 months, 4 weeks ago by IanF
	My old, scanned photos Cool. I did my first drivers school at Bridgehampton. I'm not quite done with this, but mostly, so here it is.... ~CLICK HERE~ to ...	2	9 months, 4 weeks ago by David S. Wallens
	An all-new forum area This is a great site...I really like the layout...maybe even better than the GRM Forum! Congrats on the new Classic Motorsports Forum. I have raced with Vintage Racer Group (VRG) ... I echo Jase007's comment. Can't wait to go back. Still a bit sore from the ...	10	10 months, 4 weeks ago by Bringatrailer_dot_com
	Classic motorcycle owners here? I have a 1969 Honda CT90 sitting in my garage awaiting restoration and a few ... I have a couple of weird bikes: A '66 Ducati single. It has all of ... I had a GS1000S for about two weeks. A friend of mine owned it until ...	22	10 months, 4 weeks ago by Snowdoggie
	Race Videos w/Classics? I was just told about a new series Classic Racers on the Treasure HD network. ... Well, I don't have much but here it is. This is me autocrossing my 71 ... I have some on my website: www.alteregoracing.com I have tons more but I have not ...	4	11 months ago by OFracing
	Because we know how folks get off-topic Baxter wrote "Duff beer for me, Duff beer for you, I'll have a Duff, you'll ... My wife just brought home a 12 pack of Mexican beer, a mixer of Dos ... I'm not yet of age, so of course I don't drink. However, I hear that ...	12	11 months, 1 week ago by porksboy
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